Neuroscience
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Google Book Search >Neuroscience
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Springer Online (Kluwer) > Neurosciences
Includes current and some back issues of Springer/Verlag & Birkhauser publications in the fields of biology/biomedicine, chemistry, geosciences, computer sciences, mathematics, medicine, physics, engineering, ecology, and economics. Kluwer is now owned by Springer and access to former Kluwer journals is available from the Springer Web site.
Wiley Interscience > Life Sciences
Wiley Interscience provides access to electronic editions of approximately 150 journals published by John Wiley and Sons.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Concise as well as scholarly articles on a wide range of subjects.
Encyclopedia of Human Biology
QP 11 .E53 1997 Science Ref / Info Commons Ref
A complete source of information on the human organism. Each article is a comprehensive overview of a selected topic for readers ranging from general public to research professionals. Use the Index for best access.
Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences 
Fully searchable, working editorial site of articles by scientists and scientific historians in the fields of biochemistry and physiology, cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, neuroscience, microbiology and virology, plant science, structural biology, and science and society.
Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
RC334 .E53 1999 Science Library
Alphabetical arrangement of short articles by experts in the field; has supplement.
Magill's Medical Guide: Health and Illness
RC 41 .M34 2005 Science Ref
Overview of the medical field - articles focus on specific disorders and afflictions, some on the basic conditions of life.
MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science
Available via CogNet.
The Online Dictionary of Neuroscience
From University of Florida's McKnight Brain Institute.
DICTIONARIES
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
R121 .T182 1997 Science Library
Covers terminology in medicine, nursing and allied health fields. Includes supplementary information such as symptoms, etiology, treatment, prognosis, and nursing applications. Includes synonyms, and caution notes for drug entries.
Dictionary of Cognitive Science: Neuroscience, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics (2004)
BF311 .V56713 2004 Main Library
Lexicon of Psychiatry, Neurology, and the Neurosciences
RC 334 .A96 1995 Science Library
A glossary of terms to deal with basic biological and neurological concepts.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Bioscience (2003)
QH302.5 .M382 2003 Science Library
Each definition, including acronyms and abbreviations, is identified by the field of primary use. Includes pronunciation.
Stedman's Medical Dictionary
R121 .S8 2006 Law Ref
R121 .S8 1995 Science Library
Includes anatomy terms (Latin & English), a Wordfinder to help locate multi-word terms, color illustrations, diagrams; other good resources at front and back of the book.
HANDBOOKS
Academic Almanac
Available via CogNet.
Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science Online 
Covers physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, behavior, and control of insects. Audience includes research workers, teachers, and students of insect science / entomology, developmental biology and molecular biology. Full-text online version of the 2004 revised, expanded and re-titled 7 volume print set, "Comprehensive Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology," originally published in 1985.
Handbook of Brain and Neural Networks
Available via CogNet.
NOTE: Users must register for a free CambridgeSoft membership account to use the Merck Index online.
New Cognitive Neurosciences
Available via CogNet.
Physicians' Desk Reference: PDR
RS75 .P5 Science Ref / Info Commons Ref
SOFTWARE @ INFORMATION COMMONS (IC)
Information Commons- Software - Class Software - Math, Science, Engineering
- MATLAB
(Available at Main Library IC, Science-Engineering Library IC, & Fine Arts Library IC.)
DISSERTATIONS & THESES
Dissertations and Theses - Full Text (ProQuest)
Index of North American PhD dissertations back to 1865, with PDF full text since about 1997.
Dissertations (University of Arizona electronic repository, 2005- )
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